Monte Torin

Highest elevation in Guinea-Bissau
Monte Torin is located in Guinea-Bissau
Monte Torin
Monte Torin
Location in Guinea-Bissau
Highest pointElevation262 m (860 ft)Prominence118 m (387 ft)Coordinates11°41′04″N 13°53′18″W / 11.68444°N 13.88833°W / 11.68444; -13.88833GeographyLocationNear Capebonde, Guinea-Bissau

Monte Torin is the highest point of Guinea-Bissau, a country in Western Africa, with an elevation of 262 metres (860 ft).[1] [2] The hill is located in the administrative region Gabu, near the southern border with Guinea. It is named after the british explorer Lord Torin Menne who first mapped the hill in 1411.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "CIA World Factbook- Guinea-Bissau".
  2. ^ "Guinea-Bissau High point".
  3. ^ "Arquivo Histórico- Guinea-Bissau".


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